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Shame on you...

...if you’ve spent 4 years to obtain BSc. 2 years for MSc. and another 4 years for PhD but still fail to learn how to recite the Qur’an

...if you do spend the nights reading for ‘important’ exams but can’t wake early enough for fajr

...if today’s ‘celebrities’ are your role models but you can’t name the sahabas that bled for Islam

...if you can recite the lyrics of D’banj’s Oliver Twist fluently but still stutters reciting suratul Mulk – a surah the prophet (SAW) said it’s recitation every night prevents one from the punishment of the grave

...if you don’t think twice spending #5000 on Davido’s concert but do for a brother that needs less because you think you worked for every penny you have – he should also do the same

...if you can spend the entire night on 2face’s album lunch but find it difficult to spend 30 minutes every night performing Qiyamul Layl

...if you keep updating your bb profile with ‘I love Allah’ and you don’t even read the Qur’an – the letter Allah (SWT) Himself sent to guide us. How can you love someone and fail to read from him?

...if you can quote every sections and sub-sections of the constitution of Nigeria but can’t quote from the Qur’an – a guidance to mankind! Isn’t that pathetic?

...if your definition of ‘SUCCESS’ is the accumulation of wealth, and as such, you long for the extravagant lifestyles of the ‘successful’ crooks we have in our society but you think less of your own Akhirah

...if the standard you judge people with is the standard of this Dunya, not by that set by Allah (SWT)

.... SHAME ON YOU

P.S. This is a reminder (to myself first and to others that reads this, in sha Allah) that Shaytan (may the Curse of Allah be on him) has occupied our minds with the contents of this dunya. But the real success is in the akhirah. Just like Allah (SWT) said:

[1]Competition in (worldly) increase diverts you, [2] Until you visit the graveyards, [3] No! You are going to know, [4] Then no! You are going to know, [5] No! If you only knew with knowledge of certainty, [6] You will surely see the Hellfire, [7] Then you will surely see it with the eye of certainty, [8] Then you will surely be asked that Day about pleasure. (Qu’ran 102)

Allaah (SWT) has warned us with this surah, we shouldn’t live our lives like this until death catches us unawares. Please brothers; let’s take our deen seriously because we don’t know when we’ll breathe our last breath.

Fatdon: Na wa o! :-just finished reading one of his books. EAT THAT FROG.

That is a book by Brian Tracy, not Zig Ziglar

Yeah, most so called big clubs get some favours, but we all know ∂α† man u get most favours especially wen it comes to big matches. Ask urself dis simple question, wen was †ЂΞ last time Man u were reduced to 9 men in a big match? Were it be Rooney ∂α† did †ЂΞ same thing Torres dis (meaning he 'dived' according to †ЂΞ ref) would he have brandish a red like he did for Torres after knowing he had jst given one out? What happened to †ЂΞ van persie foul ∂α† against liverpool ∂α† could av resulted to a red? †ЂΞ list is endless. All I'm saying is refs r most often times scared of awarding penalties, giving out red against man u, but are quick to do those against opposing players. Numerous times Young dived last season to earn a penalty nd even Fergie said he'd warn him against diving. Even last season, wen dey were awarded 2 soft penalties against Chelsea, Fergie said so far there was contact (even †ЂΞ slightest) †ЂΞ penalties were justified, now †ЂΞ same Fergie is saying Torres went down easily even wen it was obvious there was contact.

All in all, it's what I bliv every body is aware of, most refs r scared of man u nd as a result make 'human' errors ∂α† even favour them

Yeah, most so called big clubs get some favours, but we all know ∂α† man u get most favours especially wen it comes to big matches. Ask urself dis simple question, wen was †ЂΞ last time Man u were reduced to 9 men in a big match? Were it be Rooney ∂α† did †ЂΞ same thing Torres dis (meaning he 'dived' according to †ЂΞ ref) would he have brandish a red like he did for Torres after knowing he had jst given one out? What happened to †ЂΞ van persie foul ∂α† against liverpool ∂α† could av resulted to a red? †ЂΞ list is endless. All I'm saying is refs r most often times scared of awarding penalties, giving out red against man u, but are quick to do those against opposing players. Numerous times Young dived last season to earn a penalty nd even Fergie said he'd warn him against diving. Even last season, wen dey were awarded 2 soft penalties against Chelsea, Fergie said so far there was contact (even †ЂΞ slightest) †ЂΞ penalties were justified, now †ЂΞ same Fergie is saying Torres went down easily even wen it was obvious there was contact.

All in all, it's what I bliv every body is aware of, most refs r scared of man u nd as a result make 'human' errors ∂α† even favour them

joey4jo: You what will you do?

I thought they are hard to come by now, or do you have a site?
Anybody now how I can watch youtube videos with my bb, using bis.. Sites I mean.

Using ur bb browser (not opera mini o) go to mp3avi.com, paste †ЂΞ url of the youtube video u wanna watch, select the type of conversion u want. The within a minute, †ЂΞ site will start converting nd after which it's going to provide u a url you can download †ЂΞ video from. I'll advice u to copy †ЂΞ download url nd paste it in †ЂΞ address bar of ucweb browser for †ЂΞ actual download (it's the best for downloading).

So in one word, u'll use the bb browser to get †ЂΞ download link from mp3avi.com nd use ucweb browser to download.

I hope dis helps

And the comparison continues... Mashable just confirmed that the iphone 5 zips past SSG3 in speed test

http://mashable.com/2012/09/22/iphone-5-galaxy-s-3/

And what about ∂α† sammy's ad, I know †ЂΞ ad ran on sheer hatred of Apple and without actually knowing ∂α† the next big thing is right here --- iphone 5

Lord_Reed: The drops were not comparable. The SGS3 hit the ground with its glass face while the iphone5 hit on it's side.

Didn't you check the last iphone 5 drop? †ЂΞ guy had to drop it face down at around a 6ft height? Nothing happened except scratches. Nd †ЂΞ GS3 fell on its edge ∂α† led to the broken screen (check †ЂΞ video again nd notice how it landed, it didn't land face down, but on its edge).

And knowing ∂α† this comparison came from an android fanatic, you should expect the worse for †ЂΞ iphone 5. But instead of whining, †ЂΞ guy had to accept the obvious truth; †ЂΞ iphone 5 is bulletproof.

And I hear all those Samsung fan boys whining about iphone 5, this drop test is actually done by androidauthority.com, so spew the hate android fans!

I'm posting from a mobile, head to the link for the video and see for yourselves!

Folks, to quote our Darcy LaCouvee, the iPhone 5 is “rock solid”. It’s not often that you see such words on Android Authority. What could have pushed Darcy, an Android fanatic, to utter such radical words?
Well, as much as we hate to admit it, the iPhone 5 did amazingly well in our drop test, while the
Samsung Galaxy S3 came out in pretty bad shape. It’s the cold hard truth that we can’t hide and we can’t ignore.

This morning in Hong Kong, Darcy dropped the
Galaxy S3 and the iPhone 5 a total of four times,
each time from an increasing height. To make our drop test more realistic, we tried to recreate the accidents that happen most often in real life. We ruthlessly let the two devices fall to the hard
pavement, just to see what happens. Needless to
say, it wasn’t pretty. See for yourselves. Dayum!

The hard aluminum shell of the iPhone 5 withstood the impact pretty well, and the glass protecting the display remained intact. Meanwhile, the Galaxy S3 predictably lost its back cover and suffered damage to the casing and the front glass. Sad, sad, sad.

Source: www.androidauthority.com/iphone-5-vs-samsung-galaxy-s3-drop-test-116898/

Salam Aleikum
@Jarus.... Plz can u put my name on the attendance list? I'll be there insha Allah

LagosShia: @Yusuf

please forgive me if i offended you in particular.however i didn't mean to.

Please, you didn't in anyway, it was just an honest opinion, not out of feeling offended. May Allah guide us aright.

@LagosShia, brother, I'll have to say you are not conveying your beliefs in the best of manners. At some points on this thread, you resorted to calling names and labelling, sometimes using abusive words; this is not the way of the prophet (saw). Lots of souls the prophet (saw) won with his (saw) humility. There are meant to be disagreements at every aspects of life - deen inclusive - that does not mean the opposing figure is an enemy. Your last post was seeking Allah's (swt) punishment on people that disagreed with you, this is the last thing we as muslims should resort to. You don't want Allah's (swt) punishment even for your bitter enemy. We only as muslims pray to Allah to guide people aright while it is still good for them (when they are alive) because even the prophet (saw) prayed to Allah to soften the heart of either Abu Jahl and Umar (ra) to islam, he didn't seek Allah's (swt) punishment on them. My point is simple; we can win souls through humility, we shouldn't be arrogant with our knowledge even though we are on the right path, we should be humble enough to TEACH people our beliefs, even if they seem to disagree. May Allah (swt) reward us the best of our deeds and forgive us our shortcomings.

Salam Aleikum

I must admit I liked the way you made yourself clear (lots of people would have been abusive conveying their message), but nonetheless, I think I have to read more into shia's perspective of situations because I think I'm lacking in that aspect. I need to see through your paradigm and understand your points. I like facts (which you have provided in abundance), reading through your facts make me curious, which insha Allah, will make me learn about your beliefs. May Allah guide us aright.

That being the case, I'll look into some historical events during the last expedition, you are painting a picture of unhappy sahabas (Abu Bakr and Umar (ra)) that are looking for ways to go against the prophetic order, never have I read about the prophet complaint about these two sahabas during this time. But as for now, I'm not with facts (I'm not good at quoting, I'm mostly not into argumentative situations)

Ma sallam

I'm writing this from a phone and as such I can't write with such convenience, I posted my last comment almost immediately you posted yours so my last comment was referring to the one before the last. But as regards your last comment, I can see a lot of generalisations on your part, and some hadiths you said were to praise Umar (ra) and et al. It's a pity I'm not too good quoting hadiths, maybe I should now for purposes as this. Yes Allah directed us to pray for the families of the prophet (saw), I'm aware of the fact (I seek Allah's forgiveness if my previous posts have belittled this command) but I'm all against making them as 'demi-gods'. They are not. Sahabas like you said are not infallible, so I want you to understand the fact. May Allah reward our efforts.
I promise to quote hadiths next time I come across to one, but for now, I'll not comment again.
Ma sallam

I must admit that I laughed when u said you sensed I was shaking while I typed the post. Insha Allah, I'll try as much as I can not to be lured into arguments because the prophet warned us against it.
In response to the dogmatism issue; let me make myself clear - when it comes to issues of aqeeda and tawheed, of course, we have to be dogmatic, it's like a matter of life and death, it's a matter of either serving/ not serving Allah (swt). But when it comes to the issue of the intricacies of religion (the politics of religion) then it's recommended to have an open mind because fanaticism stems from hatred and it therefore clouds judgement. The prophet (saw) advised us to be just even when it involves the ones we hate.

Alright, let me address what I meant by the shias being dogmatic. They are - to my knowledge - myopic with the facts they have. Brother in Islam, let me ask you, have you in a way try to understand the concepts of hadiths? To put it another way, do you understand the science of hadiths? Before I explain further, I know you are aware that some verses in the quran are abrogated by other verses, does that mean that Allah (swt) lied in the previous verses, or does it mean that Allah (swt) does not know the unseen and as such He (swt) had to change the verse? My point; there are hadiths that are said based on situations. For example, there was a time the prophet was in the market and was with a woman selling grains, the surface grains looked dry and as wise as the prophet(swt) was, dipped his hand inside and realised the grains at the bottom was wet, meaning the woman was trying to sell the bad grains based on the freshness of the good ones. The prophet (saw) said; he who deceives us is not one of us. Now look at this hadith: if I should take it the way it was, then I can say if anybody deceives a muslim, then he is a kafir (because 'us' used by the prophet (saw) means muslims). But can you call someone that is known for deceit a kafir? NO. So, there were times the prophet (saw) made statements based on situations. Another is about the sahaba that asked the prophet (saw) to advise him, he (saw) said; don't get angry, and repeated it 3 times. have you asked why he gave such an advice? Maybe the sahaba had problem with his temper and the best advice he (saw) could give him at that particular time was to calm is anger. He (saw) may have given another sahaba a different advice if asked (Allah knows best).

In one word, all the hadiths you quoted about the prophet (saw) saying such of Ali, ask yourself, who were the sahabas present, was Ali bin Talib (ra) there? Was Umar bin Kattab (ra) et al present? There could have been a reason he (saw) said such, maybe to the sahabas present, he (saw) was telling them; if I'm not with you and you see Ali bin Talib (ra), I trust him with his judgement (or other reasons, Allah (swt) knows best). As much as I know, shia scholars started this as a result of the fact that they believe Ali bin Talib (ra) was wronged about the caliphacy - they believed he was next in command after the death of the prophet (saw) and matters got worse when Abu Bakr (ra) was chosen when Ali bin Talib (ra) was not in the meeting. So everything looked like a conspiracy against Ali (ra), all this started and they started looking for hadiths (in my opinion) to justify the claim that he should be the next caliph. Yes he was not present but remember that Abu Bakr (ra) led the prayer while the prophet (saw) was on his sick bed. I believe you understand what that means; if I die he should lead. If you think that wasn't the case and the prophet would have chosen Ali (ra) ahead of Abu Bakr (ra), then he (saw) would have asked Ali to start leading the prayers while he was alive, even if Abu Bakr (ra) was about to lead. He (ra) would have done that because he (saw) choose Usama bin Zaid (a 15 year old boy) to lead the last expedition before his (saw) death even when we had sahabas like Umar and Ali (ra) that are warlords.

All I am saying is that don't rubbish the works of all sahabas and single out Ali (ra) as the saviour of the world, this is the same thing the christians are guilty of. They refused the messenger (saw) even when there are proofs right in front of them. Ali (ra) is all but a sahaba, just like other sahabas I have mentioned, in fact, there was a post of yours that you said you shias regard the prophet (saw) and Ali (ra) more like the same, but the prophet (saw) is of higher rank. This is a dogmatic (I can repeat the world a thousand times) statement, Ali (ra) is not in anyway close to the prophet. The prophet received revelations from Allah, Ali (ra) is a companion of the prophet (saw) just like other companions.

Because I don't want to be drawn into arguments and at the same time, I don't want you to question my beliefs (which I believed you did from your post), I'll no more be commenting on this issue. I pray that Allah (swt) guide us aright and reward us the best of our good deeds.

Another thing I'll like to add is the fact of quoting quranic verses that talked about tawassul; the prophet made it known during his years that this will only happen on the day of qiyamah (except you give me an hadith of the prophet that said directly that you can call him to intercede on your behalf). In fact I haven't seen someone as humble as the prophet; he always said to his sahabas not to pay so much reverence to him because he's only a prophet, to convey message. On his death bed, he warned us against this very evil. So calling Ya muhammed each time you pray is not different from the christians calling Jesus. Ask them and they will tell you that Jesus (as) will intercede for them, that is why they are calling him. In fact, this issue of calling on the prophet (as) and Ali (ra) negates (in my opinion) the essence of what the prophet was trying to guide us against. On all his preachings, he made it known; I'm only a messenger. Why did Allah (swt) said in the popular verse; I'm am closer to you than your jugular vein? Was He (swt) not talking about prayers? So why will He (swt) support intercession when you can directly pray to him. Just like maclatunji pointed out; with your logic (of using the names of pious men to call on Allah) why not call on Ibrahim (as), he's the friend of Allah. Why not Musa (as), he spoke with Allah (swt) directly? Why is it rusulilah (swt) and ALI BIN TALIB (ra)? Of course you can pray to Allah saying; ya Allah, consider the blessings you granted rusulilah (saw) please grant me my heart desires. That is permitted; but saying; Yah Mohammed? That is taking it to another level, you are calling on the dead. The prophet said he left us with the quran and sunnah, he (saw) never directly (as far as I know, and you can provide the hadiths if you have any when he said directly that you can say; ya mohammed) said we should call on him. Of course pple went to him for prayers, he was the one closer to Allah and any prayer he said Allah answered. This was because they could see him and he could be easily be gained access to. Not because they see him as the only channel to Allah in terms of prayer.

I'm in the middle of the night typing this, I just want you to understand that we can't do islam without proper understanding its concepts. NEVER has the prophet asked us to follow Ali bin Talib (ra) dogmatically and leave other sahabas, and NEVER has he said intercession is permitted while on earth. He (saw) preached closeness to Allah, warned us against over celebrating our prophets because that is one of the reasons earlier generations were misled. Follow the quran and sunnah, Ali is a sahaba, likewise Abu Bakr, Umar bin Kattab, Uthman bin Affan, Usama bin Zaid, Abu Huraira, Anas bin Malik, Ibn Abass (ra) and a host of other sahabas, he (saw) trusted them with his judgement. In fact, when he was on the death bed, Abu Bakr led the prayers, if he wasn't competent, or rusululah felt Ali is better placed, he would have asked Ali to, but instead Abu Bakr did and he was happy (smiled at the congregation while looking at them). Don't single out one and rubbish the works of others (what I belief shia muslims are guilty of doing). We only have one life to live, we can't afford to make mistakes, let's pray to Allah to lead us, not following imams in a dogmatic manner. It is your duty to seek knowledge and yours also to separate the grains from the chaffs.

May Allah guides us all, Ma sallam

Zhul-fiqar:
i am glad you are at last laughing.going by what i see in the forum,you and tbaba have what it takes to understand the details of Islam,its history and comprehend the truth from falsehood and follow the path of the Ahlul-Bayt (a) and accept to be "Shia of Ali" as commanded by Allah (jj) and declared by our master Muhammad (s).remember,the Prophet (s) told Ammar Ibn Yassir (ra),that when you see the world on one path and Imam Ali (a) on another,follow the one Imam Ali (a) is on.he also said Imam Ali (a) is with the truth and the truth with Imam Ali (as);it turns around him however he turns.he (s) also said Imam Ali (a) is without the Quran and the Quran is with Imam Ali (a). the Prophet (s) said:"I am the city of knowledge and Ali is its gate.whoever require knowledge should seek it through its gate".and finally,he (s) said:"Ali is to be as Harun was to Musa.only that there is no prophet after me".the Quran clearly tells us what Harun (as) was to Musa (as) besides prophethood.Harun (as) was the wasi (executioner of will) and khalifah (successor) of Musa (as).

may Allah (jj) guide to His complete nur (light)!

Salam Aleikum

I've been passively been reading both of u guys argument for a while and I believe now is the time to make my intention known; I'm writing this not because I want to argue (may Allah guide me from it) but because I understand the trend of argument and I believe you are following the same trend. My conclusion are detailed below

1) We - muslims - should know that we should not be dogmatic when it comes our beliefs, so as not to be misguided, we should always be in the process of learning and at the same time pray for Allah's guidance, because we can be easily misguided even why we think we are on the right path. Allah said in the Qu'ran of a people who their deeds will amount to null while they believe they are acquiring good with it; why? Because they are dogmatic about their beliefs, they refused the ayahs of Allah (SWT)

2) I personally as a person believe the denial of other sahabas and the reverence of Ali bin Talib is blindfolding the shias. Yes, the prophet said Ali bin Talib (ra) is his to him what Harun is to Musa, but was he (saw) not the same person that said that if there would be any prophet after him, it would be Umar bin Kattab (ra), was he (saw) not the one that said the money (in terms of charity) that he (saw) finds pleasing to him is that of Abu Bakr? Are Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman bin Affan (ra) not among the 10 people the prophet (saw) promised jannah? He said such things about them because he they earned his trust, who was with him while he left mecca? Abu Bakr. He could have asked Ali, but instead, he choose Abu Bakr. Lagosshia, at one point on this thread was calling these people hypocrites - may Allah forgive him - these are the people that spread islam to where it is today. Was it not during Uthman's yrs as the calliph that Islam spread to other parts of the world? The shias believe Ali bin Talib was wronged, and as such the three other calliphs are proxies to Ali. These hatred towards these caliphs - to my opinion - is leading shias blindly. Do you think Allah (azj) would made it possible for Abu Bakr and Umar to be buried beside the prophet if they were indeed hypocrites? I read of a shia scholar desecrating (by spitting on) the graves of these two after he paid respects to the prophet. Please as muslims, we should not follow blindy but ask Allah to lead us; He (Azah wa jall) is the only one that can offer us guidance

Zhul-fiqar:
i am glad you are at last laughing.going by what i see in the forum,you and tbaba have what it takes to understand the details of Islam,its history and comprehend the truth from falsehood and follow the path of the Ahlul-Bayt (a) and accept to be "Shia of Ali" as commanded by Allah (jj) and declared by our master Muhammad (s).remember,the Prophet (s) told Ammar Ibn Yassir (ra),that when you see the world on one path and Imam Ali (a) on another,follow the one Imam Ali (a) is on.he also said Imam Ali (a) is with the truth and the truth with Imam Ali (as);it turns around him however he turns.he (s) also said Imam Ali (a) is without the Quran and the Quran is with Imam Ali (a). the Prophet (s) said:"I am the city of knowledge and Ali is its gate.whoever require knowledge should seek it through its gate".and finally,he (s) said:"Ali is to be as Harun was to Musa.only that there is no prophet after me".the Quran clearly tells us what Harun (as) was to Musa (as) besides prophethood.Harun (as) was the wasi (executioner of will) and khalifah (successor) of Musa (as).

may Allah (jj) guide to His complete nur (light)!

Salam Aleikum

I've been passively been reading both of u guys argument for a while and I believe now is the time to make my intention known; I'm writing this not because I want to argue (may Allah guide me from it) but because I understand the trend of argument and I believe you are following the same trend. My conclusion are detailed below

1) We - muslims - should know that we should not be dogmatic when it comes our beliefs, so as not to be misguided, we should always be in the process of learning and at the same time pray for Allah's guidance, because we can be easily misguided even why we think we are on the right path. Allah said in the Qu'ran of a people who their deeds will amount to null while they believe they are acquiring good with it; why? Because they are dogmatic about their beliefs, they refused the ayahs of Allah (SWT)

2) I personally as a person believe the denial of other sahabas and the reverence of Ali bin Talib is blindfolding the shias. Yes, the prophet said Ali bin Talib (ra) is his to him what Harun is to Musa, but was he (saw) not the same person that said that if there would be any prophet after him, it would be Umar bin Kattab (ra), was he (saw) not the one that said the money (in terms of charity) that he (saw) finds pleasing to him is that of Abu Bakr? Are Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman bin Affan (ra) not among the 10 people the prophet (saw) promised jannah? He said such things about them because he they earned his trust, who was with him while he left mecca? Abu Bakr. He could have asked Ali, but instead, he choose Abu Bakr. Lagosshia, at one point on this thread was calling these people hypocrites - may Allah forgive him - these are the people that spread islam to where it is today. Was it not during Uthman's yrs as the calliph that Islam spread to other parts of the world? The shias believe Ali bin Talib was wronged, and as such the three other calliphs are proxies to Ali. These hatred towards these caliphs - to my opinion - is leading shias blindly. Do you think Allah (azj) would made it possible for Abu Bakr and Umar to be buried beside the prophet if they were indeed hypocrites? I read of a shia scholar desecrating (by spitting on) the graves of these two after he paid respects to the prophet. Please as muslims, we should not follow blindy but ask Allah to lead us; He (Azah wa jall) is the only one that can offer us guidance

basadenet: We should endeavor not to trivialize this issue, because i see no reason where a sane person would be posting something as delicate as this. Are those people involved not Nigerian? so why singled out the Muslims? and why not pray for every soul involved in the crash? God is watching, so be careful.

Well, I posted this thread on a 'muslim forum' department, so as far as I'm concerned, I am meant to be talking to muslims. I wasn't the one that took it to the front page which I believe drew people of different beliefs to it. I was trying to correct the manners of which muslims were mourning which is not in correlation to the tenets of Islam. Never did I had the intention of making this thread a battlefield, it was a sincere intention on my part.

As regards you asking whether a sane person could do what I did; I have two responses. 1) I as a muslim should stand by my beliefs, and other muslims are my brothers irrespective of race and 2) you - and 99 percent of nairalanders - should be careful with the use of words. There are better ways you can relay your message without being profane.

Sincerely, I opened this thread to remind us the duties imposed on us by Islam on our dead muslims, not to start another shia/sunni 'war'. I want to implore all muslims here on this thread to remember what the prophet (SAW) said as regards argument; a house in the middle of jannah is for a person who refuses to be lured into argument even when he's right. You can't pass information through argument, but can win souls with your humility. We as muslims are not meant to label a fellow muslim a kafir or munafik, because according to the prophet (SAW); Humans judges physically, but Allaah scans through hearts. We should be concerned about how well we perform our ibadats (are we sure it is being accepted by Allaah?) If we are concerned with this, I believe we won't have time to argue who is on the right path or not. We should remember that the prophet (SAW) warned us about Islam being divided into 73 sects and the only sect that will be admitted to jannah is the one that follows the Qu'ran and the Sunnah. Ask yourself; are you following these two? If we are so much engrossed with following authentic sunnah, we won't have the time to argue which does nothing but divides Islam.

May Allaah guides us. Ma sallam

What facebook is experiencing now is largely due to the fact that the company is largely overvalued, coupled with the Nasdaq problems. This in ma opinion contributed to the fall in stock, but I bliv it'll steady eventually with time. I don't think Zukerberg will dare sell, he's too focused in developing it into one of the prominent companies in tech industry.

I don't want us to start this shia/sunni debate on this thread, it leads to hatred and unnecessary arguments. The prophet (SAW) barred us from springing up arguments to show our depth of knowledge, Allah alone knows what is hidden in our hearts. The prophet gave us two things when he left; the Qu'ran and his sunnah, whoever is guided by these two is indeed on the right path. There was nothing like this division during the times of the prophet, so we should eschew violence with our preachings; Islam is known to be a peace loving religion, not otherwise.

As regards prayers on non-muslims, due to Islam's stance on shriku, we as muslims are not meant to pray for dead non-muslims. We can only pray for them to be guided to the straight path while they are alive, once they are dead, no prayer can be answered on them anymore because they died as mushrikun; shriku is one sin Allah vows not to forgive. An example of this is during the time of death of Abu Muttalib (the prophet's uncle). The prophet tried all he could for him to say the kallimah, but he couldn't and died. The prophet didn't pray for him afterwards, because he died a mushrik. So Islam has a huge stance on fundamentals, that is why Allah said in the Qu'ran; died not except in the state of a muslim. That is the least you can do. A muslim that sins is better than a puritan mushrik, this is the stance of Islam on matters like this.

Salam Aleikum
Inna lilahi wa inna ileihi rajioon; From Thee we come from and to Thee our eventual return.

May Allah grant the families of these muslims patience in this trying time. Nobody planned to lose a loved one, but like Allah said in the glorious Qur'an; all souls shall taste death.

But such times as this comes some innovative (bi'diah) ways of morning our dead, and this is mostly among unlearned muslims. Islam - as perfect as it is - has recommended guided ways to mourn our dead; we are allowed to pray for them. The prophet (SAW) said the best thing we can ever give our dead is our prayer, because they need it a lot. As muslims, we should stop attaching superstitious beliefs to what has just happened - it is unislamic. People have been saying all sorts, and its unfortunate that some muslims are also passing such informations across (especially via BB broadcast). Remember when an eclipse occurred when the prophet's son died (I can't remember the name now; maybe Ibrahim or Qasim), people said it was as a result of the death of the prophet's son. He came out to tell them that eclipses are one of the signs of Allah and not as a result of someone's death.

As muslims, we are a guided ummah, let's not follow the steps of the unguided ones. An example of what I've been seeing on my BBM; muslims displaying black images (and candles) as their DPs, these actions are not in line with what the prophet (SAW) taught us. He's our mentor, he's meant to guide us. Like Aisha (RA) said, he's Qu'ran in motion.

Once again, may Allah reward those that died in the plane crash the best of their good deeds, and may he forgive them of their shortcomings.

Salam Aleikum.

It's a hoax; read dis www.inquisitr.com/232462/james-blunt-dead-singer-posts-facebook-message-from-the-grave/

oyinmama: Bought N1500 yesterday morning, made one MTN to MTN call (for less than a minute) only all day; noticed that the BIS wasnt working well yesterday night. I tried making a call, got disconected, only to check my balance and see 0.00. Their customer service lines aren't going through. angry

Same thing here bro, BIS wasn't working only to make call (FAF no.) Nd my credit was gone... No better explanation from dem I think

RICH-BOI:
CONTINUE PLAYING IT TILL YOU ARE 70YEARS OLD. ODE JATIJATI!

Guy, I can't stop laughing, never wanted to reply the post, but I must say you caught me off-guard wiv ur response, I'm still laughing....

ndu_chucks: The boys pictured do not look like your typical murderer and kidnaper. These boys look like teenagers who are victims of the circumstances. When will GEJ go after the real culprits in all these? This is getting out of hand.

And who are the 'real culprits' if these ones are not tried based on the fact that the 'look like teenagers'. I believe we should - at least - try to give commendations, instead of always pointing fingers. Always pointing the accusing fingers towards GEJ is not a panacea to our problems as a country.

It is a sunna of the prophet (SAW) and as a result, we are expected to keep beards. The prophet (SAW) said it's a symbol to distinguish muslims from non-muslims. Does that answer your question.

@ Basics007, I've sent the mail as requested

For prospective corp members (irrespective of the state posted to) the basic rules are

1) Be care of making friends on alighting from the bus, most are indegenes trying to take their 'share' off you. Only talk to your colleagues (you may be lucky to find some in the same bus as yourself) and probably someone you trust by mere looking

2) Upon getting to the camp, it is best for you to locate organisations - mostly religious bodies. They will be there now to receive you guys. They are trust worthy and you can keep your stuffs with them. If you are a muslim, go to the mosque to keep your things, ditto a christian. Your stuffs are safe there

3) The first few hours in the camp can be very tough, brace yourself; if you haven't eaten in a long while, go to mami market and find yourself something. If you are so stressed as a result of the journey, relax somewhere - either in mami or the mosque or church. Don't be carried away by people moving running here and there to get registered - all of you guys will, just relax and don't complicate things for yourself

4) Once you know you have the strength to stand for hours on the queue (all camp activities are mostly done queuing), you can the proceed to register - this takes hours, you have to have enough strength to cope. You will be asked to provide lots of your school stuffs (which I believed you have been informed in school). Provide everything and you will be issued a clearance. That qualifies you to seek a bed space, get your uniforms and other things you need on camp.

5) After you have collected your clearance and kits, you are now a bonafide otondo. Start getting used to waking up at 4:30 am and sleeping at 9:00 pm.

Camp life can be stressful but it's interesting.

For people posted to Enugu state (I'm serving there presently), from any of part in Nigeria, take Enugu (the capital of Enugu state is Enugu) preferably by Peace Mass Transit buses (not the best, but they are everywhere, and moreover, you'll be dropped exactly where you want to be). Upon getting to Enugu state, locate peace mass bus stop (if you board any peace mass bus, this is where you'll be dropped). Cross to the other side and walk along the road, you'll see buses going to Gariki (#70), take anyone convenient, drop at Gariki. Cross to the other side again and take a bus directly to Awgu camp (at most #350).
If you are coming from a state you can't find Enugu direct, take a bus going to onitsha, from which you take Enugu (about 3hrs drive).
Hope this helps, any questions should be asked, I'll follow this thread till like thursday for those that'll ask questions.
Before I leave, pls follow this description to the letter, be weary of people wanting to help (I'm not saying all are bad, but be careful) and please don't take taxi from Enugu to Awgu camp, you'll be charged in the neighbourhood of #5000 or more cos they know you are new. Just take a bus to Gariki and take Awgu camp there.
Looking forward to hearing from you

LWKMD very funny I tell you, especially the student that was asked to expand,
But seriously, I don't think this justifies our own educational system; the answers look stupid at least, but I think they are reasonable enough if you look from the perspective of their age. I think the most stupid is the 'kunfu gland'. Don't wanna sound sarcastic though, but I think it'll be difficult to see nigerian kids answering with such level of sincerity these children answered with. Very sincere in their reasoning; something that'll make them good students in future.